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What an incomparable autumn Erik Karlsson had!
Now the Swede opens up completely about all the move rumors surrounding him.
– I can honestly say that, the NHL star admits to SportExpressen.
The NHL season is currently on Christmas break and the big success of the fall Erik Karlsson getting a much-needed rest after a real monster start to the season. The 32-year-old Swede is once again in the discussion about the world’s best hockey defenders after a few difficult years behind him.
Karlsson’s success
Karlsson has absolutely poured in points during the fall and tops the backers’ scoring in superior style. The Swedish defender has scored an incredible 46 points, 13 goals and 33 assists, in 34 games so far this season.
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With that, he is a full 10 points better than his closest teammate in the San Jose Sharks and is now well on his way to breaking his previous scoring record of 82 points from the 2015-16 season. If “World’s best Karlsson” continues in this style, he can reach 107 points in 82 games when the NHL season is summed up.
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About the move rumor
In connection with the great scoring success, a lot of rumors and speculations have circulated around Karlsson during the autumn. There has been talk of a move away from the Sharks as he sits on a high salary and new club addresses such as the Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers and old team the Ottawa Senators have been mentioned in the North American media.
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Now Erik Karlsson talks openly about all the moving rumors around him.
– I haven’t heard anything, I can honestly say. Management has not presented anything they want me to take a position on. We’ll see, right now it doesn’t feel relevant. The only thing I’ve seen are rumors on the internet. So the thing about a move is nothing that we thought about, he admits in an interview with SportExpressen.
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Oilers beckon
The Swedish star has a “no-trade” clause written into the contract, which means that the Sharks must approach the 32-year-old first before they can take in bids from outside.
– Yes, that’s right. But as I said, that has not been done. Nothing concrete has appeared from either side. So there is nothing to speculate about for me, he says to the evening newspaper.
But of course it’s tempting to get the chance to play in the Edmonton Oilers with two superstars like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. And the idea has obviously crossed Karlsson’s mind to play with the star duo, but he is probably not the only one.
– Probably seven hundred and fifty other players in the league do too, I would think. There probably aren’t many who wouldn’t want to play with the two you mention. But the reality is a little different, he says in the interview.
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